With the release of Murder on Eridanos, Obsidian can move on and reassign its resources to the several other projects it has in the works, with at least one of them being large in scope. The Outer Worlds was a huge success for the company, and there is a chance that Obsidian will look to follow-up with a sequel at some po
Skyrim is packed full of references to the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Its last DLC, Dragonborn, saw the inhabitants of the isolated town of Raven Rock fall under a mysterious trance-like state that was leading them to build strange obelisks, with only the faintest memory of doing so. While some The Elder Scrolls quests are full of surface-level Lovecraft allusions like this, the series' metaphysical lore makes the connection explicit. The same can be said for Obsidian's upcoming first-person fantasy RPG, Avow
Pillars of Eternity also gets wrong what New Vegas gets right. In Pillars of Eternity the player is exposed to a cultists ritual that makes them a Watcher , a person able to read souls and see their past lives. If the player doesn't track down the cultists, they are told, their character will go ins
Avowed is set in the same world as Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity CRPGs . In Pillars of Eternity , some dungeons are not designed to be completed in a single run through. In the first game, for example, players come across the 15 story "mega-dungeon" the Endless Paths of Od Nua, which gets progressively more difficult the further the player descends, requiring them to return throughout the story. Avowed Strategy could find success combining elements of Skyrim 's and Pillars of Eternity 's dungeon des
The final likely possibility is Avowed modeling its system after Skyrim 's design. In this case there isn't a class system, but there is a skill and perk system. Aside from differences contingent on race, every Skyrim player starts out the same, and levels up skills depending on what they do more of in the game. Levelling skills unlocks unique perks, such as being able to forward roll while in stealth. Each of these possible systems comes with its own pros and c
In Pillars of Eternity it is revealed that the entire pantheon of Eora, including Wael, were inventions of an ancient society known as Engwith. The Engwithans became masters of soul science, and set out to answer the metaphysical questions of the universe. One day, however, they discovered a simple, horrifying truth - there was nothing out there. No gods, not even a Godhead or an Azathoth imagining the universe by pure accident. Faced with that unbearable reality, the Engwithans set out to sacrifice as many souls as necessary to create gods of their own. They succee
Avowed may appear to have a lot in common with The Elder Scrolls , but even Bethesda's games have had huge mechanical differences over the years. One of the biggest changes between Oblivion and Skyrim was the removal of the class system. Skyrim implemented a broadly simplified skill tree mechanic where players improved various stats and unlocked perks through practice. Avowed could differentiate itself by returning to more old-school class mechanics, but traditional classes could come with potential pros and c
Announced in July 2020, Avowed is a first-person action-RPG that's coming at an unspecified date, and it looks set to be one of Obsidian's largest projects ever. Avowed was immediately compared to Skyrim , thanks to its fantasy setting and first-person perspective, but Obsidian have a large well to draw from to make it stand out as a more unique title. The game is a spin-off of Obsidian's RPG series Pillars of Eternity, and it's set in the same world. Where Pillars is a classic throwback RPG, Avowed is very much set to take a more action-orientated spin on the world of E
There have been no hints as to what this project is, but it's not hard to imagine Josh Sawyer returning to the Pillars of Eternity series in light of Avowed. Additionally, The Outer Worlds is a successful new IP for the company, so it would make sense for Obsidian to follow it up at some point down the line. Perhaps the most popular and sought-after theory is that Obsidian is making Fallout: New Vegas 2 , which has been rumored ever since Microsoft began its Bethesda acquisit
Obsidian has a big task ahead of them with Avowed and making sure it can stand out from the crowd. Using what has come before in Pillars of Eternity will help the team craft something more unique, but it remains important for Obsidian to make sure it can stay within first-person fantasy action without delving into stat-heavy mechanics too much. There are few confirmed details for Avowed at the moment, with many players hoping to see some more official news s
Obsidian Entertainment has proven to be a productive developer in the past number of years, with an increasing ability to juggle several projects at once. Obsidian has a long history of making RPG games , and its current projects prove there isn't any slowing down the Microsoft Games Studios developer. Most of the company's current projects are public knowledge, with one secret project and another large game that has been shrouded in myst